Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

On December 12, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published final rules for its Auto Safety Whistleblower Program , over eight years after a Congressionally-set deadline to do so. Whistleblowers shine a light on critical safety issues and play a vital role in safeguarding our nations vehicles and roads, NHTSA Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman said.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

BAE Systems land and armaments business segment has received a U.S. Army contract worth approximately $656.2 million to produce M2A4 and M7A4 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles for the military branch. The Department of Defense said Wednesday Army Contracting Command at Detroit Arsenal in Michigan will obligate funds and determine work locations with each order.

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Department of Defense wants a smooth transition into the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 era after spending the past four years reworking its original rule. One way defense agencies can make future contracting easier is by working with industry partners offering CMMC-compliant services once the security requirements begin appearing in agreements, which is expected to occur as soon as early 2025.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $450.5 million foreign military sales, or FMS, contract to provide command and control capabilities to Japans F-15 jet fighters. The Department of Defense said Tuesday that under the sole source award, Boeing will deliver radars, self-protection toolkits and mission computers to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

When the Office of Federal Procurement Policy launched its Better Contracting Initiative in November 2023, leaders promised this time would be different when it came to developing enterprisewide software licenses. The General Services Administration is about to deliver on that promise. GSA says its IT Vendor Management Office is close to finalizing a governmentwide deal with Microsoft.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security disclosed Thursday that they are supporting New Jersey law enforcement with numerous detection methods as part of the response to recent mysterious aircraft sightings in the states skies. Thus far, however, the federal agencies have not corroborated any of the reported visual sightings with electronic detection, according to a joint statement shared with FedScoop and DefenseScoop.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

ECS, an ASGN segment, has won a four-year, $96 million prime contract from the Department of Health and Human Services Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to deliver program and financial management support.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Our National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) – quarterly bulletin – December 2024 provides the latest information on our Category A, collaborative frameworks and shares our ambitions for the enhancement of services provided by the National Collaborative Procurement Division, in an aim to realise even greater value for the public sector in Scotland.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Riverside Research has won a potential five-year, $160 million contract from the Defense Innovation Unit for technical, engineering and advisory support services to help DIU and its mission partners prototype, transition and scale commercial technologies across the Department of Defense.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we take a look back at what has been achieved over the last year in Public Procurement in Scotland. We asked members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) to summarise their sectors 2024 achievements. You can watch the video below, or read the transcript at the bottom of the page. For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit www.gov.scot/procurement Please email enquiries to scottishprocurement@gov.scot Follow us online: Video Transcript Ni

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Ayar Labs has raised $155 million in a round of Series D financing led by Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital. The San Jose, California-based company said Wednesday it will use the capital to support high-volume production of its in-package optical interconnects to help address the need for scalable artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 12, 2024

For over a decade, diversity in the field of arbitration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) has been on a positive trajectory. In 2012, the Saudi Arbitration Law ( Royal Decree No. M/34 ) came into force and, unlike its predecessor of 1983, did not contain any requirements regarding the arbitrators gender. Subsequently, in 2016, the Administrative Court of Appeal in Dammam confirmed the appointment of the first Saudi woman as an arbitrator in a commercial dispute in KSA, Ms.

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Chris Bogdan, executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, has won WashingtonExecs Pinnacle Award for Space Executive of the Year (Public Company). On Nov. 21, WashingtonExec announced the Pinnacle Awards winners during an annual event showcasing government and industry executives who notably spurred innovation for federal clients in the region.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 12, 2024

On 8 November 2024, the Roma Tre-UNIDROIT Centre for Transnational Commercial Law and International Arbitration held its first Annual Conference , titled The Many Shades of Climate Change: Through the Lenses of Dispute Settlement, at the Bank of Italys Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Convention Centre, Rome. The conference was co-organised by the Roma Tre-UNIDROIT Centre and the Bank of Italy, with the institutional support of Simest S.p.A., and under the auspices of ICCA and ICSID, with Wolters Kluwer as

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Mary Clum, president of the product and space systems portfolio at BlueHalo, has won WashingtonExecs Pinnacle Award for Space Executive of the Year (Private Company). On Nov. 21, WashingtonExec announced the Pinnacle Awards winners during an annual event showcasing government and industry executives who notably spurred innovation for federal clients in the region.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In order for the United States to maintain its leadership status in artificial intelligence, the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the national security community and the public in general must be empowered so they can engage and learn to use AI systems, according to Jay Meil, vice president for artificial intelligence and data analytics […]

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 12, 2024

ManTech has appointed Joanne Sullivan as vice president of growth for its Federal Civilian Sector. With a 25-year track record of executive leadership, Joanne Sullivan brings to ManTech significant experience building relationships with government clients and a proven track record for program excellence and mission success, said Stephen Deitz, president of ManTechs Federal Civilian Sector. [.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Nokia has introduced a new mobile broadband network to connect warfighters at the edge. The new 5G Banshee Flex Radio is designed to meet the communication demands of the modern battlefield, the Finnish company said Wednesday.

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In this episode of “Humble Beginnings,” we sit down with Shawn Purvis, president and CEO of QinetiQ US, as she shares her upbringing in Northern Virginia under the values of “family, faith, hard work and doing good to others.” Purvis’ parents worked for IBM, sparking her interest in computers and technology at age 7. Academics [.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Mark Donar, former vice president of growth and strategy solutions at Aeyon, has joined CGI Federal as VP of business consulting, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. The move follows CGI Federal’s acquisition of Aeyon in September in an effort to expand its digital transformation offerings and support services for U.S.

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AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Satellite communication operators are increasingly seeking more flexibility at their ground stations. Existing physical infrastructure is typically locked to a specific vendor, with complex upgrade paths for the dedicated, standalone hardware modems. Most modem vendors use Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) to efficiently implement encoding and modulation.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

A Textron business has secured a potential $106 million contract from the U.S. Navy for production and engineering support of Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems. The company said Tuesday the award to Textron Systems is in support of Mine Countermeasure Mission Package, or MCMMP, PDS production, spares and engineering services.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Artificial intelligence company C3 AI announced on Wednesday an enhanced partnership agreement with RTX business Collins Aerospace to provide AI-powered tools to the defense and intelligence sectors.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Leidos has appointed IT industry leader Tim Gilday as vice president of enterprise digital experience practice and human resources executive Tracee Sanders as VP of HR. Gilday and Sanders announced their appointments in separate LinkedIn posts published Tuesday.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The General Services Administration, on behalf of the U.S. Special Operations Command, is seeking input from industry about a potential contract for command, control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance transport, or C2ISR-T, services. USSOCOM Requirements According to the request for information notice posted on SAM.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Executive Mosaic has appointed Victor Brown, CEO of W3Nebula Technology, as chair of the CTO Group for the 4×24 Executive Leadership Series. The 4×24 Executive Leadership Program provides an environment for government and industry leaders to build relationships to advance strategic mission areas.

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Ethan Meurlin Vice President of Marketing, U.S. Federal Market, IBM Ethan Meurlin is especially proud of the cohesion of the former Octo marketing team and its success since becoming part of IBM in January. “Integrations, by definition, are full of change and not everyone wants to work through them,” Meurlin said. “Those that do often [.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The State Department has cleared Ukraines request to purchase F-16 Fighting Falcon sustainment services for $266.4 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the proposed foreign military sale is aimed at strengthening the country’s capability to meet current and future threats.

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Lyn Chassagne Senior Vice President of Customer Experience, Marketing and Communications, BlackSky Lyn Chassagne joined BlackSky in 2022, adding another stage of ascent to an already prolific marketing career in the space industry. Having successfully led global-reaching marketing and communications efforts for legacy launch and satellite imagery companies, Chassagnes leadership proved positive as BlackSky emerged [.

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Kristin Cooke has joined AlphaSix as the companys new senior vice president of growth. In her new role, Cooke will collaborate with AlphaSixs technical and business teams to spearhead its long-term federal growth efforts, the federal IT and data services company told ExecutiveBiz Wednesday.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would create an advisory panel aimed at developing a national strategy for technologies such as virtual and augmented reality. Under the United States Leadership in Immersive Technology Act , the Department of Commerce would be directed to establish such a panel that would advise the president on how to use those technologies, known collectively as immersive technologies or XR, for commerce, trade and economic competit

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Software company N-able has acquired Adlumin, enabling it to incorporate the latters cloud-native extended detection and response, or XDR, and managed detection and response, or MDR, capabilities into its portfolio of security, unified endpoint management and data protection platforms.

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FedScoop

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Department of Energy has to invest in and establish enterprise-wide data analytics to mitigate risk better and take action to begin implementing artificial intelligence capabilities in its Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, two Office of Inspector General reports this week recommended. In a report made public Monday, the OIG reported that DOE does not use an enterprise-wide approach for examining risks, and instead looks at risks in a fragmented fashion through aggregating risks

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Lockheed Martin announced that its board of directors elected retired U.S. Navy Adm. John Aquilino, a former U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander, as a member, effective Dec. 11.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Corporate Transparency Act (31 U.S.C. 5336, the CTA), which went into effect on January 1, 2024, [1] requires a broad range of corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities (reporting companies) to file Beneficial Ownership Information Reports (BOIRs) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the US Department of the Treasury (FinCEN).

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ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Maxar Intelligence and Satellogic have signed a tasking, data licensing and distribution agreement to bolster the formers satellite imaging capabilities to support national security missions for the U.S. government and select international government partners. Under the partnership, Maxar said Wednesday it gains exclusive rights to use Satellogic’s high-revisit satellite constellation and satellite imagery.

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